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Your whole life depends on you being able to retrieve things from your memory. I’m sure you know what I mean… “Where are my keys?” “What major tasks do I need to complete today?” “What time is that meeting I need to attend?” Questions such as these bombard our minds daily. If you’re able to recall the relevant information, you’ll keep your life on track. However, if you fail to recall the information – your life will start to move in a confused and unproductive direction. We’d all love to boost our memories, but often we go about it in the wrong way. It’s not about how much information we can absorb into our minds, but how easily we can retrieve this information (which most people aren’t good at). Information Overload = Memory Failure We live in an information age , where our minds are besieged 24/7 by facts, figures, news, drama and trends. To maintain our standing among our peers, most of us strive in vain to keep up-to-date with everything from music to movies to politics. I

Illustrations by Hiroko Shiina   Japanese artist and illustrator Hiroko Shiina a.k.a. C7-Shiina was born in 1984. Graduated from Tokyo Design Gakuin College. The artist works in the aesthetics of beautiful and refined yugen style which has the meaning of “dark” and “mysterious”. She intensifies the subject with the fleur of fatal romance considering it as a profound sensitivity to the emotional dimensions of female existence. She provides her personal investigation into the hidden psychology of the female inside. Follow her work on Tumblr. Receive art updates from our Twitter feed posted by Margaret

Illustrations by Hiroko Shiina   Japanese artist and illustrator Hiroko Shiina a.k.a. C7-Shiina was born in 1984. Graduated from Tokyo Design Gakuin College. The artist works in the aesthetics of beautiful and refined yugen style which has the meaning of “dark” and “mysterious”. She intensifies the subject with the fleur of fatal romance considering it as a profound sensitivity to the emotional dimensions of female existence. She provides her personal investigation into the hidden psychology of the female inside. Follow her work on Tumblr. Receive art updates from our Twitter feed posted by Margaret crss

Welcome our new class! Meet the 774 artists and executives invited to join the Academy this year. 

How do you express love? How do you want to be loved in a relationship? If you’re like most of us, you fall into 1 of the 5 love language categories (with a couple strong influencers) [1] : Words of Affirmation – Saying: “I love you”, “You’re amazing”, and “I’m so lucky”. Acts of Service – Actions speak louder than words. Receiving Gifts – Little tokens of love and affection make you smile all day. Quality Time – Time is valuable and you want to spend it with your significant other. Physical Touch – Hugging, cuddling, and holding hands is how you let the world know you’re in love. Now that you’ve identified your personal love language, what about your partner’s? Is it the same or different? Do you know? It may feel like you don’t understand each other, but having different love languages is not the end of the world. You’ve just spent your entire evening with your partner instead of reading that book you really wanted to get to. Despite that, they’re upset you haven’t ki

Haunting Sculpture by Christina Bothwell Christina Bothwell creates cast glass sculptures.  Her works are autobiographical.  She explains how her perceptions of reality inform her work, When I was very small, I often had surreal, spiritual experiences, and perceptions that didn’t match what other people seemed to experience. Looking back on it, I see that my perceptual system was somewhat skewed, especially compared to the rest of my family. via  Blood, Milk, Jewelry You can see more of Christina Bothwell’s lovely work on Instagram .  Expand  your perceptions of reality - follow us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter . Posted by Lisa .  crss

Haunting Sculpture by Christina Bothwell Christina Bothwell creates cast glass sculptures.  Her works are autobiographical.  She explains how her perceptions of reality inform her work, When I was very small, I often had surreal, spiritual experiences, and perceptions that didn’t match what other people seemed to experience. Looking back on it, I see that my perceptual system was somewhat skewed, especially compared to the rest of my family. via  Blood, Milk, Jewelry You can see more of Christina Bothwell’s lovely work on Instagram .  Expand  your perceptions of reality - follow us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter . Posted by Lisa .